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Hancock first responders recognized by county for healthy outcome in cardiac call

by Geoff Fox

Hancock first responders were recognized for their lifesaving efforts on March 6 by the Washington County Division of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Office and Meritus Medical Center. Local ambulance staff, along with  several other emergency incident responders, were given recognition for first responses which coordinated efforts between dispatchers, bystanders, EMS clinicians, firefighters, and hospital staff leading to patients surviving life-threatening medical emergencies and being discharged from the hospital neurologically intact.